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Installing SketchUp
The first thing you need to work with the EasyKitchen library is the SketchUp program itself. If you have it, then immediately proceed to installing the library. If not, then SketchUp must first be installed on your PC. The minimum version supported by the EasyKitchen PRO library is SketchUp 2017. The library works best in SketchUp 2022 or higher. They significantly increase the speed of operation.
Make sure your computer username is not in Cyrillic. For stable operation of the SketchUp program and plugins, it is required that the PC username be in Latin and not with a small letter u or x (for example, user).
If, however, the PC username is in Cyrillic or contains invalid characters, create a new PC user in Latin and work in it. Simply renaming the current Windows user will not work.
Installing the demo version
The demo version of the EasyKitchen library consists of only a few modules. It does not have a replacement and report plugin, nor a report processor. So just run the installer and follow its instructions. Then all that's left to do is add the library to SketchUp, following the instructions in the "Adding a library to SketchUp" paragraph in this article.
Automatic library installation
EasyKitchen PRO, starting with version 4.6, has an automatic installer. All you need to do is download and run it. Next - follow the instructions. It will install the library and plugin into the required folders. At the same time, the installer additionally checks the system for compliance with the requirements. If the check fails, the installer will either terminate the installation (fatal error) or issue a warning (non-fatal error) and allow installation to continue. Read the warnings issued by the installer carefully. After the installation is complete, all you have to do is add the library to SketchUp itself according to the instructions below.
- Be sure to run SketchUp at least once before installing EasyKitchen.
- Before running the installer, it is highly recommended to disable the antivirus. It can fit normal installation.
- We tested the installer using Avast. He didn't find any viruses. Other antiviruses may behave differently.
- Do not install into system folders (Program files for example) or run the installer as an administrator to install into the system folder.
Adding a Library to SketchUp
Launch the SketchUp program. On the right side of the program there is a tray window. In it we find the “Components” tab:
Here you need to add the folder with the purchased library. To add it to the “Components” tab, you need to click on the arrow:
A menu will open in which you need to select "Open or create a local collection...".
Now we find the folder with the purchased library on the computer, go into it and click the “Select folder” button. That's it, the collection has been added.
Quite often questions arise with this particular action. The user, out of habit, searches for a file or files in the folder that opens, but the folder is empty. It is not empty, it’s just that in this case you need to add the entire folder, and not individual files.
To pin the library in the SketchUp program, click on the same arrow again and in the drop-down menu click on the “Add to Favorites” item. Now you can always quickly return to the library by clicking on the arrow next to the house icon:
In the drop-down menu, select your library and it will immediately appear in the “Components” tab.
All that remains is to go to the desired folder and get the required module from there.
General view of EasyKitchen library folders:
The EasyKitchen library has been added to SketchUp. If you encounter any errors, the solution can be found in the Troubleshooting article.
Manual library installation
Just in case, the repository contains a regular ZIP archive for manual installation if for some reason the automatic installer does not work. Also, such an archive will be useful for mac OS users, for whom the installer made for Windows will not be suitable.
After you have downloaded the archive with the library, you should unpack it to any convenient folder on your computer and add the library to the SketchUp program, as described above.
The last step is to install the DC Change Mat plugin, which comes bundled with the EasyKitchen PRO library. It is located in the folder of the same name. It is recommended to simply transfer the contents of the DC Change Mat folder to the SketchUp plugins folder, at approximately the following address:
C:/Users/****/AppData/Roaming/SketchUp/SketchUp 2022/SketchUp/Plugins
Where **** is the username of your PC.
For macOS users:
You can use Finder->Go->Go To Folder and paste the following into the dialog:
~/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2022/SketchUp/Plugin
Here's how the transfer should be done:
After installing the plugin, a new set of tools should appear:
If the plugin tools do not appear or you experience any other errors, the solution can be found in the Troubleshooting article.
Library installation video
This video contains a detailed description of all stages and types of installation of the EasyKitchen PRO library for designing furniture in SketchUp. And also all the additions to it.
If the video does not open, here is a direct link to the video.